mattress covers

[Guest guest]

A lot of people on this site have bought the heaviest gauge painter's plastic at

Walmart, and used that to cover the box spring and mattress. They tape shut the

opening with lots of duct tape. They have reported that the painter's plastic

(heavy gauge) works better than those zippered mattress covers. It's too easy

for the bugs to get through the flimsy zippered covers. Maybe your son can help

you with that since your husband doesn't want to.

Take care,

myrtle

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> > Hi Lynn -- If the bugs are crawling up the bed legs from the floor, you can

but the bed's feet inside floor protectors (those small plastic cups) or pie

pans filled with baited diatomaceous earth. That's what I did with my camping

cot for several months, during the worst of my infestation. It made a lot of

difference. If the bugs are coming from the mattress, then maybe you need to

put another layer of plastic on it. Also, you probably already know this, but

make sure the bed isn't touching any wall and that your sheets and blankets do

not touch the floor.

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> > Take care,

> > myrtle

[Guest guest]

The duct tape would be to close the plastic only, not stuck to the mattress

itself.

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> > > > Hi Lynn -- If the bugs are crawling up the bed legs from the floor, you

can but the bed's feet inside floor protectors (those small plastic cups) or pie

pans filled with baited diatomaceous earth. That's what I did with my camping

cot for several months, during the worst of my infestation. It made a lot of

difference. If the bugs are coming from the mattress, then maybe you need to

put another layer of plastic on it. Also, you probably already know this, but

make sure the bed isn't touching any wall and that your sheets and blankets do

not touch the floor.

> > > >

> > > > Take care,

> > > > myrtle

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